WAYLAND, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: BROTHER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BROTHER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC. in 242 CONCORD RD., WAYLAND, MA 01778 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 345944581.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BROTHER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- 242 CONCORD RD.
- City
- WAYLAND
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01778
- Mailing
- 389 GRANT ST., FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): Location - 242 Concord St. Wayland, Ma On or about 5/6/2022, the employer did not ensure that employees on a residential roof were protected from falls to a lower level.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4351
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support. Location - 242 Concord St. Wayland, Ma On or about 5/6/2022, the employer did not ensure that employees on a residential roof were protected from falls to a lower level by erecting the ladder so that the side rails extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4351
1926.1053 B10
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(10): The sides of non self-supporting ladders were not placed so that each rail is equally supported; or was equipped with a single support attachment. Location - 242 Concord St. Wayland, Ma On or about 5/6/2022, the employer did not ensure that employees on a residential roof were protected from falls to a lower level by erecting the ladder so that the side rails rested equally on the roofs edge.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345944581.
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